Graham’s The Family Dairy has secured a 'significant' new deal with food supply firm Brakes Scotland.

The deal, which Graham's describes as “significant”, will see it supply milk, butter, cream, cheese, yogurt, cottage cheese and crème fraiche.

Brakes Scotland supplies food products to more than 11,000 corporate and independent customers, including the G1 group, Crieff Hydro Family of Hotels and the majority of schools and hospitals in Scotland.

Graham’s deal will see it supply to more than 6,000 Brakes' customers across Scotland with immediate effect, and will add to Brakes' current range of 340 Scottish products.

Robert Graham, managing director of Graham’s The Family Dairy, said: “We are so pleased to partner with Brakes Scotland to supply their faithful customers across the whole of Scotland.

“Though Brakes is one of the biggest food and drink suppliers in Europe, they see the value in investing in local businesses who retain a focus on high quality produce with strong local provenance, and this was one of the key factors that attracted us to working with them.

“Not only does the food service sector offer huge potential for our brand, it provides an excellent opportunity to further support the 98 dairy farmers we work with across the country at what is a challenging time for the dairy industry.”

John Mclintock, operations director for Brakes Scotland, said: “We previously bought milk from a processor in England and therefore couldn’t guarantee that we would supply purely Scottish milk to our customers in Scotland.

“Through customer feedback, we’ve learned that our customers are interested in Graham’s milk and their other product lines, most notably for their provenance and taste.

“For us it made perfect sense to join up with a company where supply of quality, local milk could be guaranteed and where we could actively reduce food miles, helping the environment whilst supporting Scottish Dairy farmers.”